The show starts with Vince coming down to the ring - now what? He looks pissier and cockier than usual. He says last week he announced a zero tolerance policy. He’s not going to take any crap from anyone - no more Mr. Nice Guy.
He says he should have spit in HBK’s face for telling him to move on. He should have kicked his ass, should have fired him. He’s going to move on, but not for us, only for himself. Now it’s all about Vince.
He made the First Blood Match for his own amusement. He also made this next match for his amusement. Vince then calls Lillian over and tells her to announce the wrestlers for the match.
Kane’s music hits and he comes to the ring. Vince is still in the ring. Big surprise - HBK’s music hits. HBK comes down to the ring. Vince glares at HBK the whole time.
Vince kills HBK’s music and says there’s a stipulation to the match - HBK is now allowed to use Sweet Chin Music. If he does he will be eliminated and loose the match. Vince leaves the ring, but while on the apron he and HBK exchange words. HBK is pointing at Vince and yelling at him. Vince stays calm and then goes and takes a seat ringside to watch the match.
Kane is trapped in a corner getting a few Chops. HBK gets Irish Whipped and Kane scoops him up. HBK fights down to his feet. Kane traps HBK in a corner and beats him down. Kane tries to Suplex Hbk who manages to roll Kane up in a Small Package, but Kane kicked out.
Sunset Flip and HBK almost gets another three. Kane hits an uppercut and tries to choke HBK with his boot. HBK gets punched to the mat but fights back with his own punches. HBK gets trapped in a corner and gets another beat down with punches and uppercuts. Kane is being harsh.
Kane is choking HBK in a corner. Kane Scoop Slams HBK and gets a two count. HBK gets tossed into a corner, but is able to get a foot up in Kane’s face. HBK fights back with Chops and sends Kane over the side. Kane stays on his feet. HBK dives over the top taking Kane down. Both men are down and Vince goes over to them.
HBK starts yelling at Vince again and not paying attention to Kane. HBK turns around right into a Clothesline. Vince walks back to his chair grinning.
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HBK has a Chokehold on Kane. Kane gets to his feet and backs into a corner making him release the hold. HBK runs back at Kane and reapplies the hold. Kane Suplexes out of the hold. HBK climbs but runs into Kane’s fist in midair.
Kane chokes HBK on the mat to the ref’s count. Kane gets another two count and Vince is looking thrilled. Kane gets HBK in a Headlock and Vince taunts him. Kane kicks HBK’s back and then punches him before choking him on the second rope. Kane gets another two count. Kane reapplies the Headlock. HBK uses the crowd to get his energy back and fights out with elbows and Chops.
They fight back and forth. HBK gets the upper hand briefly with Chops until Kane sets up for the Chokeslam. HBK fought his way out midair. HBK throws more Chops and his Flying Forearm. Both men are on the mat. HBK nips up at 4 and hits and Inverted Atomic Drop followed by a DDT. HBK got two. HBK hits a Neckbreaker for two. HBK then ran into Kane’s Big Boot. Kane climbs but HBK ducks the Clothesline. HBK hits 2 Clotheslines.
HBK climbs and hits his Flying Elbow. HBK starts to Tune Up The Band. Vince takes the mic and says he will throw HBK out of the Elimination Chamber if he uses Sweet Chin Music. While Vince is distracting HBK Kane gets to his feet. HBK turns around into a huge Chokeslam. Kane gets the cover and the win.
- Winner: Kane
Vince calls Todd Grisham out as he climbs the ramp. Vince says something to Todd and sends him down to the ring where HBK is still on the mat.
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Todd approaches HBK on the ramp and tells him Vince has decided HBK will be the first to enter the Elimination Chamber. HBK makes to comment about that.
The announce table is back down by the ring. Coach is talking about how Gregory Helms has been cutting up on King lately. They cut to video of Helms talking about how King hides behind his mic and says mean things about people.
Back at the announce table King barely has a chance to defending himself before Helms’ music hits. Helms comes down to the ring and cuts on King for thinking he’s funny and hiding behind the mic. Helms says when he has a problem with someone he says it to their face. Helms then invites King into the ring.
King climbs in and Helms says that the King is suddenly very silent. Helms says he doesn’t think King is so wonderful saying mean things while hiding behind his mic.
King finally speaks up and says that when Helms was the Hurricane he was at least entertaining. Now he isn’t even a tropical depression. Now he’s just a boring guy.
Helms Bitch Slaps King. King fights back knocking Helms to the mat. Helms rolls from the ring. King challenges Helms to a match at Revolution.
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Vince is in his office talking to Mickie about her kiss with Trish when Angle and Daivari rush in. Vince says he’s not interviewing for GM tonight. Angle says he doesn’t want a biased ref. A ref who will be pissed about his comments about the troops.
Vince says he doesn’t care who bleeds tonight as long as they bleed profusely. Angle says he loves violence and will make Cena will bleed so bad Vince will have to drive him to the hospital. Angle says he likes Vince’s zero tolerance policy and is going to do the same thing - not take crap from anyone.
Recap of Mickie and Trish’s kiss.
Todd is outback with Trish. Trish is running stairs when Todd goes up to her. He says she goes against Mickie at Resolution. Trish says being the Woman’s Champ she knows what she needs to do. Todd asks about the kiss. Trish said it made he feel uncomfortable. Todd asks if Trish thinks Mickie is playing mind games. Trish says she doesn’t know. Trish says she needs to take a shower and leaves.
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Maria is hosting the ‘Kiss Cam’ in the ring - making audience member kiss. It was kinda cute, but then Victoria’s music hits. The three heels come out color coordinated - hot pink today. Victoria has a neck brace on.
Maria asks if they want to be on ‘kiss cam’. Victoria snarls at her and asks if Maria had a nice New Years. Maria (being dippy) said she did. Victoria says she had a horrible New Years. She was home hurt, recovering from what Carlito did to her. Victoria asks Maria where she was last week. Was she all worried about her kissy cam or was she too stupid? Maria looks shocked and confused. Victoria asks Maria if she knew that they had a match scheduled. Maria shook her head looking happy, but confused. Victoria kicks her to the mat and tells Maria she does now. Both Candice and Torrie stomp Maria for good measure. A ref comes rushing to the ring.
Victoria kicks Maria and chokes her in a corner. Victoria hits a Hair Mare followed by a Chicken Wing type hold on the mat. Maria gets kicks around a couple times and then choked on the bottom rope. The ref pulls Victoria off Maria but Torrie comes over and rubs Chloe’s bum all over Maria’s face and then Torrie Bitch Slaps Maria hard.
Victoria gets Maria back to her feet by her hair and Irish Whips her. Maria grabs onto the ropes to stop herself and while Victoria distracts the ref Candice tries to attack Maria. Maria turns around and Bitch Slaps Candice off the apron.
Victoria slams Maria to the mat by her hair. Victoria throws Maria into a corner. Maria moves before Victoria can splash her. Victoria slams her face on the top turn buckle. Maria rolls Victoria up for a three count.
Maria starts to celebrate but walks right into Candice and Torrie. They grab her as Victoria rips Maria’s shirt off. Torrie and Candice then rip Maria’s skirt off. Torrie and Candice then Double DDT Maria to the mat.
Ashley runs out to help and gets flattened by the three heels. She’s just no match for three pissed off Divas.
- Winner: Maria
Outback Edge and Lita are heading for the ring.
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During the commercial Vince decided on a Bra & Panties Gauntlet Match at Resolution. He tells this to Maria and Ashley as they are limping up the ramp.
Outback Trish is in the shower and Mickie enters the locker room. Trish pulls back the curtain to find her standing there. Mickie says she wants to apologize. Trish asks for a towel and says it’s fine. Mickie gives Trish a towel and says, “Wow Trish, nice boobs! See you on Sunday.” Mickie skips out leaving Trish speechless.
Edge and Lita come out to the stage. Edge busts on Flair. Edge says he has video of Flair’s road rage incident. They go to video and it’s Edge dressed as Flair in a blond wig and a pink feathered robe Wooooing in a car. He gets cut off and then goes after the ‘fan’ and beats the crap out of him. It was a pathetic vignette.
Edge and Lita are so proud of themselves. Edge tells Flair he’s pathetic and people are laughing at him - whether it’s the road rage or his brutal divorce. Lita says she hopes his wife takes him for everything he’s got. Edge says at Revolution he’s going to rescue the IC Title from Flair’s pathetic life.
Flair comes out and attacks Edge. They end up in the ring. Edge gets tossed around and gets a Back Body Drop. Flair is setting up for the Figure 4 on Edge when Lita jumps on his back. Flair flips her over to the mat. Edge rolls from the ring and walks up the ramp. Flair locks the Figure 4 on Lita. Edge had to think about it before going back to the ring to rescue her.
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Video of Stacy talking about being on ‘Dancing With The Stars”.
Shelton Benjamin comes down to the ring. Chris Masters comes down to face him. (Two heels in a match? Very strange.)
Chris slams Shelton into a corner and beats on him. Shelton hits a Crucifix for a two count. Chris goes for a Suplex but Shelton fights out. Shelton goes for a Backslide but doesn’t have the strength. Chris hits a hard Clothesline and gets a two count.
Shelton is in a corner getting beaten on, but is able to fight back with punches and Chops. Shelton tossed Chris chest first into the mat. Shelton gets a Knee Lift and then an amazing kick on Chris for two. Masters gets his foot on the ropes. Shelton hits a Clothesline for two. Masters catches Shelton and goes for the Masterlock. Shelton fights out before it’s locked in and hits a Modified Neckbreaker.
Masters finally locks in the Masterlock. Shelton is fighting hard. They drop to the mat and roll around a bit but Shelton can’t break loose or get to the ropes. Finally the Masterlock wins another one for Chris.
- Winner: Chris Masters
Video of Elimination Chamber from SS ‘03.
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A pro football player was outback hanging with Cena talking up the work the wrestlers do. Well done bit.
HHH’s music comes hits and he comes out in a suit. (I have to agree with that video that’s circulating by old DX members in that HHH’s moustache IS quite stupid looking - just my opinion.)
Recap of the contract signing and subsequent beating from last week. Kings says every bone in Show’s hand is broken.
HHH says people talk about what they want to do, but fail. If HHH says he’s going to do something - it will happen. he says everything he does in the ring is calculated, premeditated. He will take any opportunity to benefit himself. He says Show is sitting at home thinking this is info he could have used last week.
HHH shows us the video again - “It’s breaking news.” It shows Show saying he doesn’t need a sledge. HHH says it wasn’t the video he was expecting, but he will wing it. HHH says he finds others misfortune funny. But last week wasn’t supposed to be funny. HHH says if Show keeps sticking his nose in his business he will be hurt permanently.
HHH says the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Show’s music hits. HHH looks freaked and Show’s cast is huge. HHH leaves the ring and grabs a chair. Show keeps stalking him.
HHH swings the chair and Show punches it with the cast. HHH grabs a monitor off the announce table, Show punches it and sparks fly. HHH falls into the announce table knocking it to pieces. HHH goes and hides by Lillian who screams. Show slams his cast on the table over there - HHH flees.
Show climbs in the ring and glares at a retreating HHH. The announcers say that HHH’s plan has backfired. In breaking Show’s hand HHH gave Show a weapon, a sledge of his own.
Smackdown Rebound shows Melina accusing Batista and Mark Henry attacking Batista.
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Outback Shelton is sitting there when his Mama walks up. “We Benjamins don’t take ass whoopins, we give them.” She grabs his ear and he cows to her, “Yes Mama.” She tells him she’s going to be sticking around to make sure he does things right. She then tells him to get in the shower because he stinks. “Yes Mama.”
Video clips of the last Elimination Chamber.
The announcers are complaining about their table being destroyed. They then go over all the matches for Revolution. King is getting his match with Helms, but King is excited about the Diva Gauntlet Match.
This is the 1st First Blood Match on RAW in 5 years - or so they say.
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Cena comes out first to huge pop. Cena takes a mic and smirks. Cena cuts a rhyme on each member of the Elimination Chamber. He got through Masters, Carlito and Angle before Angle’s music hit cutting him off. Angle comes out with Daivari.
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Cena throws Angle into a corner, but Angle moves out of the way. Angle hits three Belly To Back Suplexes. Daivari takes a turn buckle cover off. Cena stops Angle before Cena’s head gets slammed into it. Daivari tries to grab Cena from behind. Cena tosses him off without a problem. Angle rushes Cena but gets a Back Body Drop over the top for it. Angle hit the mat hard on his elbow. It looks as though he might have hurt it a little. Cena conferred with him before attacking him some more.
Cena bounces Angle’s head off the stairs. Angle gets back in the ring and Daivari attacks Cena with Angle’s gold medals. Angle bounces Cena’s head off the apron a couple times and tosses him back in the ring. Cena fights back with punches. Angle hits a Belly To Back Suplex on Cena. Angle hits Cena atop the head with a couple elbows.
Angle finally bounced Cena’s head of the exposed turnbuckle. Cena holds his head, but when he takes his hands away there is no blood. Angle throws a bunch of punches out of frustration followed by an Angle Slam. Angle grabs a chair but Cena ducks before Angle can nail him with it. Cena fights back with punches and a Shoulder Block. Cena grabs the chair. Before Cena can hit Angle with the chair Daivari jumps on Cena’s back. Cena flips Daivari over his shoulder and hard to the mat.
Angle punches Cena and stomps him on the mat. Cena goes for the FU, Angle turns it into a Sunset Flip and then an Ankle Lock. Cena rolls out of it tossing Angle into the ref. Cena has the chair again and Angle is begging off. Daivari attacks Cena again from behind. Angle gets the chair and hits Cena in the head with it. Cena goes down hard. Angle follows it up with forehead punches, many of them.
Cena is bleeding profusely, but the ref is still down on the mat. Angle gets Cena up on his shoulders and wants to hit the FU. Cena fights his way out and locks on the STFU. Daivari gets the ref up to see Cena’s blood as Angle taps out. Cena gets up and goes after Daivari.
Masters rushes the ring as does Carlito. All four are beating on Cena. Angle tells them to back off and he locks on the Ankle Lock. Masters comes up behind Angle and locks on the Masterlock.
Kane comes down to the ring. Kane Chokeslams Masters, then Carlito. He feeds his boot to Angle and then Choke Slams Daivari. HBK hits Sweet Chin Music on Kane dropping him to the mat. HBK zeros in on Cena. Before HBK can do anything Cena gets him up on his shoulders and hits the FU. All of them are prone on the mat.
Biggest pop
Cena
HBK
Flair
Biggest heat
Edge & Lita
Vince
Angle
